diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/create.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/create.rb
index 3fe90865c6..fd519ba0d3 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/create.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/create.rb
@@ -45,8 +45,11 @@ module Homebrew
              description: "Explicitly set the <name> of the new formula."
       flag   "--set-version=",
              description: "Explicitly set the <version> of the new formula."
+      flag   "--set-license=",
+             description: "Explicitly set the <license> of the new formula."
       flag   "--tap=",
              description: "Generate the new formula within the given tap, specified as <user>`/`<repo>."
+
       switch :force
       switch :verbose
       switch :debug
@@ -66,11 +69,13 @@ module Homebrew
 
     version = args.set_version
     name = args.set_name
+    license = args.set_license
     tap = args.tap
 
     fc = FormulaCreator.new
     fc.name = name
     fc.version = version
+    fc.license = license
     fc.tap = Tap.fetch(tap || "homebrew/core")
     raise TapUnavailableError, tap unless fc.tap.installed?
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula_creator.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula_creator.rb
index caa1d81891..c040d8f1bd 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula_creator.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula_creator.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require "erb"
 module Homebrew
   class FormulaCreator
     attr_reader :url, :sha256, :desc, :homepage
-    attr_accessor :name, :version, :tap, :path, :mode
+    attr_accessor :name, :version, :tap, :path, :mode, :license
 
     def url=(url)
       @url = url
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ module Homebrew
         <% end %>
           sha256 "#{sha256}"
         <% end %>
+          license "#{license}"
 
         <% if mode == :cmake %>
           depends_on "cmake" => :build